The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-11
VOL. .XLVII---NO. l67.
ELEVEN PERSONS PERISH.
A THEATER AT HURLEY, WIS.,,
DES fROYED by FIRE.
The piteous Appeals Of a Woman
Who Falls Into the Fiery
Furnace.

MINIATURES, Wis, July l0.-A Hur-
ley, Wis, dispatch says; Fire broke
out on the stage OF the Alcsz,r thsgter
at s O'Clock last night, and within m
hour the entire business part Of he
town was In flames, while eleven per.
sons had perished in the theater. The
chsrred remains OF nine people have
been taken from the ruins. The loss
ia fully half million dollars. The
Alcazar wa, a variety theater, chiefly
fIequented by miners, and was one Of
the resorts OF untavory repute associ-
a'ed with the notorious dsnce-houses
of the mining regions. Only a small
audience had gathered when the fire
broke out, and they scrambled out in
a hurry. Several Of the actors, how
ever, rushed up stairs to save their
wardrobes, and when they eousht to
escape found that they were hemmed
In on all side, the flames having
spread through the wooden Building
with incredible rapidity. How
they struggled to flee will never
be known, as none Of
them except Sadie Wells aud
Mabel Powers were ever again seen.
The former appeared at second
story window and called piteously
upon the crowd outside 10 save her.
Before n hald could be raised the
flames reached her and communica
10 her clothing She made u frantic
effort to jump through the window,
then with y piercing shrek fell into
tie furnace below. Mabel Powers
had reached third story window;
sho jumped, aud was so badly b il,cd
thai her recovery lie doubiir'. Among
those who persisted In the tA,ater
were: Frank Young; SADIE ncCabe
and Jgckson, colored comedians; Til
10 Moore, soug aud dauco artist;
Mabel Goodrich aud husband; Sadie
Wel'e, Mra. Fentor, sud two or three
Others whose names arc no known.
Tho Alcfslr WAS In the ye'y he.rt Of
the city. II was y mass OF llam, u IN q
very short time. The fire seemed 20
leap from building TO building until
several blocks became rHar-
ing oven. IL Was not long De-
lore every business building between
Third and Fifth avenues WAS "a names.
All efforts TO get the fire under con-
troll seemed futile The fire depart
ment, reinforced by scores Of yolun-
teors, sent ~ streams against lhe adj
vancing wa Of flame, but had 10
retreat as q fire swept resistlessly. II
did not stor Until material 10 feed on
was lackinr The individual losses,
over $500, % }, are as follows: Moore
McMackiI, merchandise and clothing,
$50, 900; NJ IRE, Agnew 4 Co., general
hardware, ( ,O6oo; Hermann Bros. 4
o.. dry DDS, t2b,0O0; Cohen Il
MINI, gene Il merchandise, 10000;
Brill 4 u sdon, same, $4,000; Car
others Bro stock Of liquors, $50, 900;
j y. LAM liz, saloon AID household
goods, s. %; Oscar Hansen, furnish.
lax goods 5000; Lemon 4 Foster,
drugs, 81 10; proprietors Of the fairj
5000; JOIN y. Burton, buildings,
5000 +; charlie Lcclair, AlcaEir theaier,
$4,000; ID. z. Mcneil, "a.
loon and household, $4,000; z.
x Bird ., wholesale liquor,
T.. A. & ,llazher, law library, $500;
Pa,ske b ithers, groceries with build
ing, GIL 10; &. Perrin, restaurant,
$500; +. \. Day, hardware, 1900; y.
Ridgemai, saloon and restaurant,
5000.
ADDrrro ~ NAMES % THE DEAD.
CHIoAo it,, July ia 7,mes
special H. IronWood, Mich, across
the river m Huxley, Wis, says;
Seventee ,ople loet their lives In
the Alc. The following addition
al names he dead are given: J.
w. Vanqr 6, samuel Haley, Laurie
B'sinTd. u IL probable that John
jarrett, IN iage carpenter. will die
from his iljuIios. JOlnin sheridsp,
the actreis who jumped iroa the
third story window, IL Alss severely
hurt. She Gays that che tried 10 per-
suade several olheis tojump, but they
delayed aud the door Tell 10, taxing
them with II.